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Laptop under performing

  • 25-01-2013 4:03pm
    #1
    xK Marcus
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭


    I bought a laptop just over a month ago, and I feel that it isn't performing as well as it should, at times it's quite slow, and even freezes and I have to restart when playing games.

    These are the specs


    Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 3610QM (2.30GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)

    NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M Graphics, Optimus™ technology

    2GB DDR3

    6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1600MHz (4GB x 1 + 2GB x 1)

    1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM)

    http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/pc-peripherals/notebook-computers/high-performance/NP550P7C-S02UK


    It's a very new laptop, and cost a fair bit, I expect it to perform better, does anyone know how I can help it to perform better, or see what might be slowing it down?


Comments

  • #2
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    OEM installations are riddled with Bloatware, the more the merrier seems to be their motto. Also the platter hard drive certainly is a performance bottle neck.

    You can try and remove/disable the bloatware but if I were you I would replace the HDD with a solid state drive and install Windows from scratch.


  • #3
    xK Marcus
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭xK Marcus


    Is there no possible simpler solution then to buy something?


  • #4
    srsly78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    Your graphics card is not turned on.

    The optimus thingy tries to save battery by turning graphics acceleration off when not needed. Problem is it doesn't seem to work very well. Just force it to on and you should have no more speed problems. It's only important if you are running off battery - and if you are playing games on battery then you won't last long anyway.


  • #5
    xK Marcus
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭xK Marcus


    Srsly78, I just went in to device management to check, it said that it's working fine.


  • #6
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Run some benchmarks on it and see if people with similar hard (processors and graphics and hard drives) get the similar speeds.


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  • #7
    srsly78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    xK Marcus wrote: »
    Srsly78, I just went in to device management to check, it said that it's working fine.

    You aren't understanding me. The nvidia optimus technology manages this, open the nvidia control panel and enable it there (normal device manager has nothing to do with this). I am 99% sure this is your problem because it has happened to everyone I know with an optimus graphics card.


  • #8
    xK Marcus
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭xK Marcus


    Srsly78, I've opened the Nvidia control panel and am not sure which part I need to enable. Under the '3D Settings' tab, there is "Set Physx Configuration" where the processor is currently on auto-select, and have the option to select Nvidia GT 650. Then, under 'Video' tab, there is "Adjust Video Colour Settings" and "Adjust Video Image Settings", both of which are set to "Use Video Player Settings" and I have the option to set it to "Nvidia Settings". Am I supposed to change only one or two of these, or all?



    BostonB, I downloaded and ran a Benchmarking Software and got these results, I'm not sure if people will be able to understand from these pictures if it's decent or not, I'm not sure I do, but here they are.

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    130125202720.png


  • #9
    srsly78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    http://forum.notebookreview.com/gaming-software-graphics-cards/537822-nvidia-optimus-faq-nvidia.html


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